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Stellar Blade

How to Get Strange Bait

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Strange Bait is a Fish Bait used for obtaining items you missed in Stellar Blade. Read on to learn how to get Strange Bait, what it's used for and how to use it!

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How to Get Strange Bait in Stellar Blade

Item Information
Stellar Blade - Strange Bait
Strange Bait
Type Usable Items
Description Used as fishing bait.
Grade ★☆☆

Drops from Enemies in the Great Desert

Enemies
Stellar Blade - Lesser Lurker
Lesser Lurker 		Stellar Blade - Mutated Defiler
Mutated Defiler 		Stellar Blade - Lurker
Lurker

Strange Fishing Bait can randomly drop from any of the above enemies when defeated in the Great Desert.

Great Desert Guide

Obtained from a Side Quest

Unlock Conditions/Rewards Map Location
Side Quest:
・I Won't Forget You
Unlock Condition:
・After clearing Alpha Signal
Rewards:
・SP
・Gold x500
・Wriggling Insect x5
・Strange Bait x10
Stellar Blade - Stubborness Map Location.png

List of All Side Quests

How to Use Strange Bait in Stellar Blade

Used for Catching Missed Items

Stellar Blade - Missables

Box Items
Shabby Box ・Large Round Glasses
・Burst Enhancement Gear (★★★)
・Can #37: Moonwell
Plain Box ・Design Pattern: Photogenic Nano Suit
Sturdy Box ・Risk-Taking Gear (★★★)

It is possible that some of these items may also appear in other box types.

Strange Bait is used to obtain Boxes which contain random items or money in the Oasis fishing spot of the Great Desert.

All Missables and Points of No Return

Equip the Fishing Rod and Select Bait

How to Select Bait
Stellar Blade - How to Fish step 3
①: Hold PNG - Dpad Down.png and equip the Fishing Rod
②: Set up the Rod with PNG - Dpad Down.png
③: Hold PNG - Dpad Down.png and select a bait

Fishing requires pulling out your Fishing Rod and then selecting a bait (using D-pad on PlayStation).

Should you require more fishing bait, they can be bought from Clyde's shop with Fishing Points.

Stellar Blade Related Guides

Stellar Blade - Fishing

Stellar Blade Fishing Guide

All Fishing Guides

Fishing Guides
All Fishing Spot Locations Fishing Bait List
How to Get Fantastic Bait List of All Fish and Locations

List of Fishing Bait

Items
Stellar Blade - Fantastic Bait
Fantastic Bait 		Stellar Blade - Special Bait
Special Bait 		Stellar Blade - Fish Slice
Fish Slice
Stellar Blade - Wriggling Insect
Wriggling Insect 		Stellar Blade - Small Shrimp
Small Shrimp 		Stellar Blade - Strange Bait
Strange Bait

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